August 24, 2010
A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday to stop federal funding of embryonic stem cell research that he said destroys embryos, ruling it went against the will of Congress. (CNN)
August 9, 2010
When scientists play politics with science, society and science both suffer, sometimes with life-threatening implications. One recent example is Climategate, with revelations that leading global warming researchers played with the data, concealed and tried to suppress data that challenged their … Read More
August 4, 2010
Utilizing TCA Cellular’s proprietary therapy, a couple of thousand adult stem cells have been extracted from the patient’s own bone marrow, Mesenchymal Stem Cells have been separated, purified, multiplied to millions and will be infused into Cole’s spinal cord later … Read More
August 4, 2010
Doctors have carried out pioneering lifesaving surgery to give a new windpipe to a British teenager suffering from cancer. The 19-year-old was able to speak within a few days of the operation carried out in Italy using her own stem … Read More
June 1, 2010
By discovering how adult neural stem cells navigate to injury sites in the central nervous system, UC Irvine researchers have helped solve a puzzle in the creation of stem cell-based treatments: How do these cells know where to go? (PhysOrg)
May 25, 2010
It’s not often that the Vatican gets directly involved with a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and while the Catholic Church is not making a financial commitment in the deal, it is a kind of “Vatican Seal … Read More
April 26, 2010
Human veins left over from lifesaving bypass surgery could be a source of “master” cells to help treat future heart problems, say scientists. A University of Bristol team extracted stem cells from the veins, then used them to stimulate new … Read More
April 23, 2010
The Vatican will finance new research into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases, officials announced Friday. The project is at a very preliminary phase and it will be years before … Read More
April 21, 2010
Reprogramming cells from your own body could give them the therapeutic power of embryonic stem cells, without the political controversy. (Scientific American)
March 22, 2010
As spiraling health care costs increase and public debate over health care collide in the headlines, it’s time to question the value that Americans have received for their tax dollar investment in some medical research. Specifically, how are health dollars … Read More
March 22, 2010
A 10-year-old British boy has become the first child to undergo a windpipe transplant with an organ crafted from his own stem cells. (BBC)
March 18, 2010
A team from the universities of Southampton and Nottingham believe that introducing a patient’s own skeletal stem cells into the hip joint during bone grafting would encourage more successful regrowth and repair. (The Press Association)
March 16, 2010
The Catholic Church is again funding research into the medical use of adult stem cells. The Sydney Archdiocese announced a $100,000 grant on Tuesday, “to support and foster research on the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells”. (Sydney Morning Herald)
March 16, 2010
Scientists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York say they’ve found skin cells in human amniotic fluid can become embryonic-like stem cells. The researchers led by Assistant Professor Katalin Polgar found when compared to cultured adult skin … Read More
February 8, 2010
Tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Unlike … Read More
January 22, 2010
A paper in Nature Medicine has been has been heralded as a major advance for bone marrow transplantation, reporting a new way of manipulating cord blood stem cells to expand their numbers without causing differentiation from stem cells into normal … Read More
January 13, 2010
Five years after a budget-busting $3 billion was allocated to embryonic stem cell research, there have been no cures, no therapies and little progress. So supporters are embracing research they once opposed. (Investors)
January 11, 2010
State money from 2004’s Proposition 71 is being channeled toward research with the most potential for near-term benefits. (Los Angeles Times)
December 17, 2009
Cellular Dynamics International’s iCell Cardiomyocytes beat like a human heart and can be used early in the development of new drugs to determine whether they will be effective or toxic to people, the company said in a news release. (JSOnline)
December 9, 2009
Researchers say that a new method of bone marrow transplantation cured nine out of 10 adult patients with sickle cell disease, an inherited condition that causes bouts of severe pain, organ damage and sharply limits life expectancy. (Forbes)
December 8, 2009
The second phase of a clinical trial testing a new stem-cell-based therapy on injured heart muscle has been launched by researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. It is the only study site in the Texas Medical … Read More
December 7, 2009
Several Massachusetts firms are forging ahead with ambitious stem-cell research plans, circumventing the heated debate over embryonic research by using other, less-controversial methods. (Washington Times)
December 2, 2009
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have discovered a possible way to protect the fragile lungs of premature babies by using stem cells harvested from bone marrow. In experiments on laboratory mice, they found that bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), a … Read More
December 1, 2009
A new study points to promising use of adult stem cells, which can be injected into the arm or leg and heal hearts. (Miami Herald)
November 30, 2009
A novel technology involving use of stem cells, developed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, has been applied to provide better and rapid healing for patients suffering from complicated bone fractures. (PhysOrg)
